Month: August, 2010

NEW STAR TOURS DROID: ALY SAN SAN?

by Alex Newborn on August 31, 2010

Our own eagle-eyed reporter Dave Yeh has uncovered a very intriguing photo online from this past weekend’s Disney Pin Celebration “Trade City USA” 2010, held at Epcot’s World Showplace in Orlando Florida.

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Orlando Photo Gallery Updated

by Brian Curran on August 29, 2010

Special Thanks to our good pal Gary X and Wiebe Van der Werk for submitting photo’s taken at the Last Tour to Endor Event.

Check the photo’s out in our Star Tours: Florida, USA gallery.

Rumor: Sail Barge coming soon?

by Paul Hruby on August 29, 2010

Rumor has it the Hasbro big ship/vehicle for the Return of the Jedi anniversary will be the Sail Barge.

photo ©Lucasfilm

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Alex’s CV Coverage

by Alex Newborn on August 23, 2010

Alex’s reports from Star Wars Celebration V we be post here and on our Special Features page.

Michael Giacchino to Score Star Tours 2?

by Brian Curran on August 23, 2010

The other day Laughingplace.com posted that Composer Michael Giacchino will be scoring Star Tours: The Adventures Continue.

http://michaelgiacchinomusic.com/ lists Star Tours The Adventures Continue under upcoming projects. It has been pointed out to me that this is a Fan Site.

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D23 Event: Star Tours Final Flight Event at Walt Disney World Resort

by Brian Curran on August 22, 2010

“Get ready to visit a galaxy far, far away one last time! After Disney’s Hollywood Studios has closed to the general public, D23 Members are invited to take an exhilarating “final flight” to the Moon of Endor before Star Tours suspends departures as it readies for its 2011 reimagining.”

http://d23.disney.go.com/expo/090710_EE_StarToursFinalFlightWDW.html

Kit’s Star Tours Cartoon

by Staff on August 22, 2010

Please check out Kit “Kitmouse” Molaison’s Awesome Star Tours cartoon!

http://www.endorexpress.net/special-features/star-tours-cartoon/

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CV: Disney Theme Park Merchandise Panel

by Brian Curran on August 15, 2010

Big Thanks to Gary X for the live updates and we should be updating with images from Alex Newborn soon.

A Hasbro 3 3/4 inch scaled Starspeeder 1000 is being produced!

The Disney Theme Parks Merchandise panel was hosted by Brad Schoeneberg (Product Developer) and Cody Hampton (Product Developer) and Quynh Kimball (Graphic Designer).

click below for a list of the product that was announced at the panel.

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ST2 video!

by Kris Van de Sande on August 13, 2010

Last year, Disney Parks fans learned that “The Adventures Continue” with the return of a new Star Tours attraction in both California and Florida in 2011. Earlier today at the Star Wars Celebration V fan event, Star Wars fans caught a first glimpse of a new video that will appear in the queue area of the reimagined Star Tours attraction in Disneyland park and Disney’s Hollywood Studios next year. The video produced by Star Tours is a new “commercial” that shows one of their exciting getaway travel packages.
Today we’re also giving our Disney Parks Blog readers a peek at the video before it appears in the queue next year. While Star Tours now offers flights to new destinations, we cannot confirm that you will travel to any of the destinations shown in this video . . .
Read more, including video, here!

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Boba Fett Racer CV Exclusive

by Brian Curran on August 12, 2010

Disney Parks Blog has a sneak preview of a exclusive Boba Fett racer for sale this weekend at Star Wars Celebration V.

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/08/sneak-preview-boba-fett-racer-exclusively-at-star-wars-celebration-v/

photo © Disney

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